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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. ubfr/c5tools ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) ubfr/c5tools ============ COUNTER Release 5.x Tools v0.8.3(4mo ago)3412[5 issues](https://github.com/ubfr/c5tools/issues)Apache-2.0PHPPHP >=8.2 Since Aug 5Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ubfr/c5tools)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ubfr/c5tools)[ Docs](https://github.com/ubfr/c5tools)[ RSS](/packages/ubfr-c5tools/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelogDependencies (6)Versions (5)Used By (0) COUNTER Release 5.x Tools (c5tools) =================================== [](#counter-release-5x-tools-c5tools) C5tools is a PHP library for fetching, parsing and validating COUNTER reports and COUNTER API (formerly SUSHI) responses. The main features are: - Support for COUNTER Release 5 and Release 5.1 - Support for COUNTER Reports and Standard Views in both JSON and tabular format - Support for common extensions as specified in Section 11 of the COUNTER Code of Practice - A COUNTER API client that supports all COUNTER API paths and parameters - Generating validation reports in text, Excel and JSON format - Parsed COUNTER reports and API responses are available for further processing The c5tools were originally developed for the German National Statistics Service ([NatStat](https://statistik.hebis.de/)) and later extended for performing the validation in the former COUNTER Validation Tool and now the [COUNTER Validator](https://validator.countermetrics.org/). Please see the [COUNTER Metrics website](https://countermetrics.org/), the [COUNTER Code of Practice](https://cop5.countermetrics.org/) and the [COUNTER API Specification](https://countermetrics.stoplight.io/) for more information on COUNTER Metrics and the COUNTER standard. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) Running the c5tools requires [PHP](https://www.php.net/) (8.2 or newer) and [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) for managing the dependencies. Running the c5tools in a [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) container is also supported, in this case only Docker is required. Installation via Packagist -------------------------- [](#installation-via-packagist) PHP applications that use Composer can install the c5tools via [Packagist](https://packagist.org/) by requiring the ubfr/c5tools package. Running the Demo Scripts ------------------------ [](#running-the-demo-scripts) For running the scripts in the [demo directory](demo) please clone the project, install Composer in the project directory and run ``` php composer.phar install ``` to install the dependencies. Then run ``` php demo/validate_file.php php demo/validate_api.php ``` to get a short help on using the demo scripts for validating COUNTER report files and COUNTER API requests and responses. Running a Docker Container -------------------------- [](#running-a-docker-container) The Docker setup was provided by [@beda42](https://www.github.com/beda42), it is used by the [COUNTER Validator](https://github.com/Project-Counter/counter-validator) and was tested with Docker 27.3 and 28.2. The Docker container provides a simple REST API for performing COUNTER report file and COUNTER API validations (see the [public directory](public)). For creating and running the Docker container please clone the project and run ``` docker compose up ``` in the project directory. A request to validate a COUNTER report file in Excel format for example could be submitted with [curl](https://curl.se/): ``` curl --data-binary '@/path/to/reportfile.xlsx' 'http://127.0.0.1:8180/file.php?extension=xlsx' ``` Note that the extension parameter in the URL must match the usual file extensions for the type of file submitted (e.g. json, tsv, csv, or xlsx). A COUNTER API validation can be performed by submitting the COUNTER API URL: ``` curl -d '{ "url": "https://counter.api.server/path/r51/status" }' 'http://127.0.0.1:8180/api.php' ``` For better readability the response could be piped through `jq .` ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 66% of packages Maintenance54 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity42 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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